Bianjing City, which is full of the atmosphere of the New Year's Festival, is very lively, and the people who welcome it are busy comfortably, and occasionally mention the legend that the Fang Market was bought empty for half a street, but it is just a chatter after tea and dinner, for more than a million people in Bianjing, but everything is not about themselves, no one cares.

The small scene on the third floor of Yuefu Building has not attracted much attention - there are more than 40 high-grade restaurants in Bianjing City, and there are more than a dozen small restaurants under construction, and there are countless places for eating and entertainment that are not up to the grade, and there are countless gentry and rich people in the city, plus bigwigs from the DPRK and China, and high-ranking officials who have returned from abroad, who cares about the so-called nouveau riche from Lingzhou?

However, there are always exceptions to everything, just like a stone thrown into the water will always produce ripples, Luo Kaixian's continuous actions in the past few days have always touched the interests of many people.

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The north of Bianjing City, but also the north of the forbidden city of the Imperial Palace, this piece is the residence of the Wuxun family and the dignitaries, close to this area there is a diagonal street along the river called Wuxun Street, there are three restaurants on the street, one of them is called Fengyi Building, the surname of the restaurant is Guo, from the Songzhou Guo family, the name is rarely known, because he was born in vain and fat and laughed before people said anything, and the monks of the Xiangguo Temple in the east of the city are very close, so they are called Guo Maitreya, over the years, the real name of the proprietor of Guo is rarely called, and the name has changed to his real name.

Maybe it's because the family is wealthy, and they don't care about the income of the restaurant, Guo Maitreya is very good, often helping people with short hands, accumulated over the years, it can be said that he knows the capital, and this Fengyi Lou has become the most lively place in the whole street.

Especially before this year's festival, people who have been busy all year round can rest at ease, and this Fengyi building is even more overcrowded.

Passing through the bustling group of diners, constantly changing their smiling faces and greetings, Guo Maitreya walked into the small pavilion of the annex building of the restaurant, there were also many people inside, but unlike the cups and lamps on the outside seats and the sound and laughter of the girl warbler, most of the people here had gloomy faces in addition to whispering to each other, not only did they not call the girl to accompany them, but even the shopkeepers who delivered food could not enter at will.

Of course, Guo Maitreya, as the owner of the store, is different.

Entering the attic, bypassing the finely carved hanging flower shadow wall, no one needs to greet him, as usual is to smile before speaking, Guo Maitreya said: "Haha, brothers, seeing that it is a good night for the Spring Festival in a few days, why are you so sad?" I don't ask my little lady to accompany me, could it be that a certain restaurant has poor dishes that have knocked down everyone's stomach? ”

Among the dozen or so people in the small pavilion, half of their faces suddenly changed color, and they hurriedly stood up and said one after another, "It's not about Guo Dong's business, a certain family is depressed!" "Maitreya's wine and food are still the same, but a certain person is sad in his heart......" "Ah, how dare there be a Lao proprietor to go once, we ......"

The rambling answers are quite messy, but the respect contained in the overall meaning cannot be erased.

At this time, the person sitting at the head of the crowd also stood up and clasped his fists, "Give Brother Maitreya a salute, the foolish brother's surname is Shi, I haven't patronized my brother's treasure land for a long time, I don't know if my brother remembers?" ”

"You ......" As the proprietor of the restaurant who welcomes guests from all directions, how can Guo Maitreya not remember people? Taiwei Shi Baoji's eldest son, Shi Yuanqing, how can he be regarded as a famous figure in Beijing, after being stunned for a while, Guo Maitreya reacted, "It turned out to be the eldest man of the Shi family, the foolish brother remembered that you went to Xuzhou, and now this is to return to Beijing to accompany Shi Taiwei to celebrate the New Year?" ”

Shi Yuanqing is only thirty people, and he looks very similar to his father Shi Baoji, with a lion nose and a wide mouth, and a slightly curly beard on his face, but compared to Shi Baoji's general's belly, Shi Yuanqing is much thinner, perhaps because the concubine has been suppressed all year round, there is always a dark feeling on his face that cannot be erased.

Hearing Guo Maitreya's question at this moment, Shi Yuanqing's gloomy face barely evoked a smile, and he waved his hand and replied: "Brother Maitreya, my brother is not in Tokyo all the year round, and several companions are taken care of by Brother Lao, and my brother is here to thank my brother!" ”

"Haha, brother, I see what I said...... "Haha, this kind of thing is really what Guo Maitreya is good at, and it couldn't be easier."

"Brother Maitreya, I should know that my father was punished by His Majesty for being grounded......" Shi Yuanqing said this, paused, looked around left and right, and then continued: "Brother only returned from Xuzhou yesterday, I want to ......"

There are really not many people who can feed themselves fat in this era, either cruel and ferocious, or witty and open-minded. This Guo Maitreya is obviously the latter, this guy's reaction is really fast enough, without waiting for Shi Yuanqing to finish his words vaguely, he said without concealing his mouth: "What do you think?" Looking for Lingzhou people to settle accounts? Do you think the same way? ”

A man who deliberately took off the sleeves of his robe and exposed his entire arm and half of his chest stood up, and a half-hoarse voice came out of a paragraph, "Brother Maitreya, my brothers were cut off their fingers and toes by Lingzhou Hexi Yan, and if they don't say it, they will be killed by the emperor, leaving orphans and widows in their families...... I suffer from life, I ...... I want justice for them! ”

This sullen half-sand voice is a typical flower arm (1), and on the exposed arm and chest, a cyan and embroidered war dragon pattern extends all the way to the neck, making the whole person extremely fierce. So, as soon as this guy spoke, many people stopped talking, and only fixed their eyes on Guo Maitreya.

"Heh......" The smile lines on Guo Maitreya's face quickly smoothed out, and his half-squinted eyes widened, he was not afraid of this kind of ferocity with a blank appearance, and said straightforwardly: "Justice? What is justice? Wu Jiaotou, your brothers followed Yang Er's dog breed every day to bully men and women, and in broad daylight, they killed four Lingzhou people on the street, and four lives were killed...... And what justice is there? ”

The stout Wu Jiaotou retorted sullenly: "It's not four, it's only three, God knows how the Lingzhou people could die again!" ”

"What's the difference between three and four?" Guo Maitreya's eyes widened, because he was annoyed that the other party didn't distinguish between right and wrong, and the flesh on his fat face kept shaking when he spoke, "They killed people's lives in vain, and it is natural for Lingzhou people to retaliate, not to mention that Lingzhou people have opened the net, but they are just fingers and toes, at least they still have their lives!" ”

After more than half a sentence, Wu Jiaotou was also annoyed, his thick black eyebrows wrinkled into a line, and the green tendons on the exposed skin of his thick neck were stretched, "According to what Guo Dongzhu said, my brother should die?" ”

"Should you die, there are Zongzheng Temple and the Three Law Divisions to judge, what is the proprietor of the restaurant in Guo's house?" The words were opened, Guo Maitreya calmed down a lot, and reprimanded in a deep voice: "This time is different from the past, even Yang Er can't escape the responsibility, and the emperor and the cabinets in the court have also clearly ordered not to provoke the people of Lingzhou, could it be that you are more shrewd than everyone in the court?" Or can you be different with the flower arm of Wu Jiaotou? ”

"Don't dare to ......" Wu Jiaotou was speechless, first, he often came to this Fengyi Building to sit idly, knowing that the eight-faced exquisite Guo Maitreya in front of him was obviously not easy to match, and second, he was brainless, he was also the head of the army, how could he not think that he could be smarter than the big guys in the court.

Seeing that the other party was silent, Guo Maitreya softened his words quite bitterly, "Wu Jiaotou is a frequent visitor to Guo's restaurant, forgive Guo's many words, my brother is a person in the army, and the famous saying of the soldier 'Knowing oneself and knowing the other is invincible', now the Lingzhou people are obviously extraordinary, no one can know the other party's bottom line, and acting rashly is definitely not the best policy." ”

Different from the high-level Zhao Song who was worried, the people in this room were all the ones who had some strength and were unwilling to be calm, especially in the face of the Lingzhou people who were extremely strong when they first arrived, how could they not be recognized. And unlike what everyone thinks, Guo Maitreya's words are really old-fashioned.

Wu Jiaotou, who has a somewhat straightforward brain, keeps his mouth shut, but there is never a shortage of people who think they are smart, Shi Yuanqing thinks like this.

So when no one spoke, he stood up, shook his head and said: "Brother Maitreya is going to be a fool of the Lord (2), no one is perfect in the world, and it is inevitable that the court and the central cabinet will be blind (3)!" ”

Glancing at the other party, taking into account the identity of this son of the Shi family, Guo Maitreya was too lazy to speak up and refute directly, so he could only find a place to sit down at random and listen quietly.

And the rest of the people who never spoke, their eyes lit up after hearing Shi Yuanqing's different proposals.

Seeing that someone was interested, Shi Yuanqing came to the momentum, took a big sip of the wine bowl in front of him, and then pulled the sweat towel to wipe off the wine stains on his beard, and said proudly: "Shi Mou has just returned, but his ears and eyes are not closed, and he has heard of Lingzhou personnel. According to what Shi heard, the people of Lingzhou are divided into two groups, one is the envoy welcomed by the Honglu Temple, and now it is supported by the city guards, and there are not too many actions, which can be ignored; The other is a person who embarrassed his father a few days ago, the leader Wei Shilang, who led a crowd of 150 people to live in the village courtyard twenty miles south of the city...... I don't know if that's right? ”

In the crowd, a middle-aged man dressed in a splendid robe who looked like a merchant blurted out: "What the official Shi said is exactly the same!" ”

Seeing that someone echoed him, Shi Yuanqing's interest became stronger and stronger, and he continued: "According to Shi's point of view, the people of Lingzhou came too coincidentally, and it is the Spring Festival in a blink of an eye...... Hey, I went to Kou Shumi, and the rest of the people are no different from quails, and that General Qin is even more from an eunuch, how dare he be? ”

As Shi Baoji's son, even if he is a concubine, Shi Yuanqing's courage is far beyond others, and he has no taboos about things that others dare not comment.

The speaker is unscrupulous, and the listener doesn't care even more, and what Shi Yuanqing said is not all nonsense, so the people present are excited.

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Note: (1) Flower arms, the Northern Song Dynasty followed many old customs during the wars of the previous dynasties, including the previous practice of imprinting soldiers in order to prevent them from escaping. In order to cover up the rough brand, some soldiers with embroidery patterns evolved into tattoos, and some of them embroidered fancy patterns are exquisite, and this kind of ornamentation is regarded as a symbol of showing off and martial arts status, and the folk of the Song Dynasty called these people 'flower arms'. In "Water Margin", Shi Jin, the nine-patterned dragon, is a member of the flower arm, and this custom was later spread to Wadao in the east, and has continued in the island country to this day.

(2) Shame for the Superior means to refrain from speaking inappropriate words for the sake of respecting the honorable person.

(3) A blind eye is used to describe people who are confused by partial or transient phenomena and cannot see the real facts. This idiom comes from "Huainanzi", in this book, Shi Yuanqing is also considered to be a famous family, and it is really common to use this idiom to show himself in his words.

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